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Our results against Top-6 teams proved conclusively that for the past 10 seasons, we cannot challenge for the title and not good enough to fight for Top-4 status.
We are worse than last season against Bottom-13 teams with our goal-shy forwards and midfielders.

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The expectation for 130-goal 2017/18 season will be:
The STRIKERS are Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, Lacazette, Danny Welbeck, Alex Iwobi and Eddie Nketiah.
STRIKERS sold and out on-loan: Alexis Sanchez, Oliver Giroud and Chuba Akpom.

….. 6 goals scored = 1.00 goals per game after playing 6 League Cup games.
… 20 goals scored = 2.25 goals per game after playing 9 Europa Cup games.
….. 3 goals scored = 1.50 goals per game after playing Community Shield + FA Cup Round #3.
… 55 goals scored = 1.83 goals per game after playing 30 League games.

Community Shield is the 1st game for this season.

Sead Kolasinac scored the first goal of the season during Community Shield.
Sead Kolasinac scored the first Europa Cup goal.
Walcott scored the first League Cup goal.
Lacazette scored the first league goal of the season.

Koscielny is the 21st goal scorer.
Aubameyang is the 22nd goal scorer.
Mkhitaryan is the 23rd goal scorer.

We can only collect 24 points by winning remaining 8 games to achieve 72 points, not enough for Top-4 finish.
Apparently, we are worse than previous seasons and cannot maintain our average 7 losses for the past 7 seasons.

2015/16 Leicester City proved that an inferior team can still be a title-winner by being unbeaten against Bottom-12 teams, and loses only 3 games against Top-8 teams.

Man City is 16 points ahead of ManU and needed only to win 3 out of remaining 8 games to win title.
Tiny Totts is 13 points ahead of Arsenal and needed only to win 4 out of remaining 8 games to seal Top-4 spot.
Liverpool is 12 points ahead of Arsenal and needed only to win 4 out of remaining 8 games to seal Top-4 spot.
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During this 4th Quarter, Man City needs only to win 5 games to win the title.

Arsenal is in decline since a poor 2nd and followed by a worse 3rd Quarter results during the wintry months.

Our results against Top-6 teams is the worst for the past 10 seasons.
We cannot challenge for the title and not good enough to fight for Top-4 status.
We are worse than last season against Bottom-13 teams with our goal-shy forwards and midfielders.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The expectation for 130-goal 2017/18 season will be:
The STRIKERS are Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, Lacazette, Danny Welbeck, Alex Iwobi and Eddie Nketiah.
STRIKERS sold and out on-loan: Alexis Sanchez, Oliver Giroud and Chuba Akpom.

….. 6 goals scored = 1.00 goals per game after playing 6 League Cup games.
… 23 goals scored = 2.30 goals per game after playing 10 Europa Cup games.
….. 3 goals scored = 1.50 goals per game after playing Community Shield + FA Cup Round #3.
… 58 goals scored = 1.87 goals per game after playing 31 League games.

Community Shield is the 1st game for this season.

Sead Kolasinac scored the first goal of the season during Community Shield.
Sead Kolasinac scored the first Europa Cup goal.
Walcott scored the first League Cup goal.
Lacazette scored the first league goal of the season.

Koscielny is the 21st goal scorer.
Aubameyang is the 22nd goal scorer.
Mkhitaryan is the 23rd goal scorer.

We can only collect 24 points by winning remaining 7 games to achieve 72 points, not enough for Top-4 finish.
Apparently, we are worse than previous seasons and cannot maintain our average 7 losses for the past 7 seasons.

2015/16 Leicester City proved that an inferior team can still be a title-winner by being unbeaten against Bottom-12 teams, and loses only 3 games against Top-8 teams.

Man City is 16 points ahead of ManU and needed only to beat ManU next week to win title.
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Arsenal is in decline since a poor 2nd and followed by a worse 3rd Quarter results during the wintry months.

I was quite impressed by the fact that we have increased our dubious goal tally by ten times.

- until Wenger moves on, they'll always be the also-rans in the major competitions. A club in elite purgatory. Always good enough to make it to the big race, never fast or smart enough to push over the finish line in first place. That's all about the manager. Until he changes, Arsenal fans will continue to celebrate glorious failure.

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